Job summary
Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Antimicrobial Stewardship and Surgery (Antifungals lead)
Band 8a
Average of 37.5 hours/week across a 7-day working rota (with a maximum weekend commitment of 1 in 4) plus On-Call Duty as required by department
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infectious Diseases team at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) to work alongside a well-respected and experienced antimicrobial stewardship team including Microbiologists and Infectious diseases physicians. You will be an experienced clinical pharmacist, able to demonstrate an ability to deliver high-quality care for patients and demonstrating a passion for optimising the use of antimicrobials, especially antifungal agents, across a range of clinical specialties at a large teaching Trust.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with Consultants, nursing staff, pharmacy colleagues and the directorate management team, you will support the optimal use of antimicrobials across the Trust. You will work closely with the Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner - Infections and Antimicrobial Stewardship and other members of the AMS team to provide a high-quality clinical service and provide clinical, financial, and risk management support in the context of antimicrobials, leading on the use of antifungals at the Trust. You will also provide specialist clinical input to support the surgical team.
You will contribute to the strategic development of the AMS service and work closely with members of the stewardship MDT to develop guidelines, support MDT working across a number of specialties including close collaboration with Infection Prevention practitioners and contribute to local and national research opportunities around optimising antimicrobial prescribing and the role of the AMS team.
This role, as with all our Advanced Pharmacist posts, has the responsibility of supervising diploma students and managing junior staff. We are a friendly, enthusiastic, and committed team at UHNM and you would be joining us at an exciting time as we review our approach to supporting the NHS 5 year AMR action plan and prepare for a Trust wide roll out of ePMA.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
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Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent Qualification
- Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake where there is an identified clinical need
- Commitment and evidence of professional updating and mandatory continuing professional development portfolio
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Great Britain (RPS) and / or Faculty status
- Formal management and / or leadership qualification
- MSc Clinical Pharmacy
- Member of United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association and / or specialist group(s
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties.
- Extensive hospital pharmacy experience post Diploma
- Broad knowledge of therapeutics and application to clinical practice
- Experience in working directly with clinicians, the wider multidisciplinary team, patients, and the public
- Evidence of ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options to patients and healthcare staff
- Education and training experience including supervision and appraisal, with feedback, of junior staff and students
- High standard of oral and written (including report writing) communication skills with attention to detail
- Able to demonstrate good leadership skills
- Good and broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and future direction of travel
- Interest in expanding knowledge and self-development
- Knowledge of directorate pharmacy services
- Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research and/or audit
Desirable
- Substantial post registration experience of UK hospital pharmacy practice.
- Have recent clinical pharmacy experience as a lead for a speciality
- Experience working with clinical trials and knowledge of the regulations relating to them
- Experience of directorate pharmacy services and / or writing drug usage reports
- Experience of managing a team Management experience and / or experience of undertaking appraisals
- Evidence of involvement in writing of Guidelines
- Evidence of involvement in writing of Guidelines
- Presentation of abstract on pharmacy practice research at a regional or national conference
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent Qualification
- Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake where there is an identified clinical need
- Commitment and evidence of professional updating and mandatory continuing professional development portfolio
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Great Britain (RPS) and / or Faculty status
- Formal management and / or leadership qualification
- MSc Clinical Pharmacy
- Member of United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association and / or specialist group(s
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties.
- Extensive hospital pharmacy experience post Diploma
- Broad knowledge of therapeutics and application to clinical practice
- Experience in working directly with clinicians, the wider multidisciplinary team, patients, and the public
- Evidence of ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options to patients and healthcare staff
- Education and training experience including supervision and appraisal, with feedback, of junior staff and students
- High standard of oral and written (including report writing) communication skills with attention to detail
- Able to demonstrate good leadership skills
- Good and broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and future direction of travel
- Interest in expanding knowledge and self-development
- Knowledge of directorate pharmacy services
- Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research and/or audit
Desirable
- Substantial post registration experience of UK hospital pharmacy practice.
- Have recent clinical pharmacy experience as a lead for a speciality
- Experience working with clinical trials and knowledge of the regulations relating to them
- Experience of directorate pharmacy services and / or writing drug usage reports
- Experience of managing a team Management experience and / or experience of undertaking appraisals
- Evidence of involvement in writing of Guidelines
- Evidence of involvement in writing of Guidelines
- Presentation of abstract on pharmacy practice research at a regional or national conference
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
